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<br /> <br />., .' <br />L..L!. <br /> <br />ell,\ PT E R I <br /> <br />OPERATlO:'\' A:'\'lJ ~LAJ:'\'TE:'\'A:'\'CE <br /> <br />~l:\I:'\ .V...lUEI>UCT <br /> <br />CO:\STRCCTIO:\ of thl:" Colorado Hin.'r aqueduct in its <br />initial ~tlt!!(. was compll'ted in .July l!I.U. Since that time <br />a rej(ul<.r operation and maintenance jll'ocr.'dure ha~ I.H"lm <br />developed with such variations .IS \\"('rt' n'quirp(~ uy the emerg('IH:Y <br />conditions prevailing at't('J' Pt'ar! Harbor, Vt'<.'emht>r 7, 1941. The <br />opt'ration and mainh'llann' organization for the mnin aqueduct <br />consists of three groups: One to ojwl"ate and mnintain the fin' <br />pumping !llnnt,; ,ll1d fall!' cnmp.'l: Ollt' to patrol alld maintain the <br />transmission and telepholU' lillt'S, their patrol roads, and tht' <br />Camino substation; and the thinl to patrol and maintain the <br />canal.-., conduit... siphon.." tunnt'ls, and n'sl'r\"oir:" uetwt'l'n tht. <br />Intake- plant on Lake lIa\'llslI :lI1d the large storagl' resen.oir at <br />Lake- ~Iatht'\\"s, <I dbtalH'l' of ~.12 milt,s. Tht' pumping phlllts :tIll! <br />transmissioll and telt'phont' systt'ms an' under thl' direction of the <br />('hid ell:'ctrical l'nJ.dm'PI': thl' can.tl:" conduits, siphon..,. tunneJJ'i, and <br />I"I'st'rvoirs are under thl' direction of the chief operation and <br />maintenance engineer. <br /> <br />>>4 <br /> <br />-",' ",,-;::0, '~-i'iid."","'-- ~.c." ~."';i( <br />.~~~ ..,....-.~'.:'::. <br />-- ......-........ <br />~ --'1 -- "..-rJ <br />.-.... I~.". ~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />-.- <br /> <br />--- - <br /> <br />CI,lonrdo INn.,. <br /> <br />[ 9 ] <br /> <br />